Providence College
Providence College admitted 51% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 1250–1390 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid was $49,594 a year. Within six years, 86% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 51%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
- SAT middle 50%
- 1250–1390
- ACT middle 50%
- 29–32
Cost
- Cost of attendance, before aid
- $83,479 a year
- Average net price after aid
- $49,594 a year
- Net price for families earning under $30,000
- $27,565 a year
- Tuition and fees
- $65,960 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 86%
- Students who return for a second year
- 94%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $90,260 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $27,000
Students
- Undergraduates
- 4,229
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 15%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 42%
- Social sciences
- 13%
- Biological and biomedical sciences
- 10%
- Psychology
- 10%
- Education
- 5%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- University of Connecticut CT · 52% admitted
- Baylor University TX · 51% admitted
- Emerson College MA · 51% admitted
- Purdue University-Main Campus IN · 50% admitted
- Centre College KY · 54% admitted
- Illinois Institute of Technology IL · 55% admitted
More colleges in Rhode Island
- University of Rhode Island RI · 72% admitted
- Brown University RI · 5.4% admitted
- Rhode Island College RI · 92% admitted
- Roger Williams University RI · 88% admitted
- Johnson & Wales University-Providence RI · 88% admitted
- Bryant University RI · 66% admitted
- Johnson & Wales University-Online RI · 91% admitted
- Salve Regina University RI · 68% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.